Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2022

Microsoft today released updates to fix a record 141 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software. Once again, Microsoft is patching a zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Support Diagnostics Tool (MSDT), a service built into Windows. Redmond also addressed multiple flaws in Exchange Server — including one that was disclosed publicly prior to today — and it is urging organizations that use Exchange for email to update as soon as possible and to en

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 9, 2022

Learn how to reset your Windows 10 password whether you use a Microsoft Account or a local account. The post How to reset your Windows 10 password when you forget it appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Javvad Malik

AUGUST 9, 2022

Twilio was recently compromised after a couple of employees handed over their credentials to an attacker. The unsuspecting employees were targeted by a Smishing attack in which they received a text message on their phone saying their passwords had expired and they needed to re-authenticate. A useful link was provided which took the employees to a spoofed page into which they entered their credentials.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 9, 2022

Scammers pretend to be highly skilled computer professionals and establish trust with their victim in order to obtain money or installation of fraudulent software. The post Technical support scam still alive and kicking appeared first on TechRepublic.

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How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.

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Heimadal Security

AUGUST 9, 2022

Following a nationwide cyberattack that affected stores’ payment and checkout systems, 7-Eleven locations in Denmark closed their doors yesterday. 7-Eleven, Inc., styled as 7 ELEVEn, is an American multinational chain of retail convenience stores selling convenience foods, beverages, and gasoline, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The American company has 78,029 stores in 19 countries and territories, […].

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 9, 2022

With EaseUS Partition Master, a well-designed interface helps make technical partition management tasks easy to manage. The post EaseUS Partition Master: Partition management software review appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 9, 2022

Messaging apps like Discord and Telegram have become a conduit for malware, as their popularity grows among users who want to create and share programs on the platforms. These bots may facilitate automating tasks like gaming, media sharing and the moderation of channels, but they also provide cybercriminals with a platform from which to spread. The post Malware Families Love Telegram, Discord as Much as Users appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky linked the Maui ransomware to the North Korea-backed Andariel APT group. Kaspersky linked with medium confidence the Maui ransomware operation to the North Korea-backed APT group Andariel , which is considered a division of the Lazarus APT Group, . North Korean nation-state actors used Maui ransomware to encrypt servers providing healthcare services, including electronic health records services, diagnostics services, imaging services, and intranet servic

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 9, 2022

Cloudflare says some of its employees' credentials were also stolen in an SMS phishing attack very similar to the one that led to Twilio's network being breached last week. [.].

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 9, 2022

Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) customer data has leaked—after a simple phishing attack on employees. The post Twilio Fails Simple Test — Leaks Private Data via Phishing appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 9, 2022

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two more flaws to its catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, based on evidence of active exploitation. [.].

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 9, 2022

Defending from Both Directions Over the past decade, the cyber landscape has evolved rapidly. But as Mike Wilson points out for Forbes, with every positive change or technological advancement comes several layers of cyber threat, as criminals continue to seek out weaknesses wherever they can. Each year the Verizon DBIR provides an overall update on current threat trends and provides insight into who.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

The job of the CISO can be tough with its share of challenges, difficulties and complications. A CISO’s trials and tribulations include responsibility for protecting a business’s most valuable asset (its data) from an evolving cyberthreat landscape, traversing complex and strict regulatory requirements, balancing security with critical business needs, and juggling a security skills and talent shortage.

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 9, 2022

As many as 121 new security flaws were patched by Microsoft as part of its Patch Tuesday updates for the month of August, which also includes a fix for a Support Diagnostic Tool vulnerability that the company said is being actively exploited in the wild. Of the 121 bugs, 17 are rated Critical, 102 are rated Important, one is rated Moderate, and one is rated Low in severity.

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Within the past few years, ransomware attacks have turned to critical infrastructure, healthcare, and government entities. Attackers have taken advantage of the rapid shift to remote work and new technologies. Add to that hacktivism due to global conflicts and U.S. elections, and an increased focus on AI, and you have the perfect recipe for a knotty and turbulent 2024.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2022 addressed a zero-day attack remote code execution vulnerability in Windows. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2022 addressed 118 CVEs in multiple products, including.NET Core, Active Directory Domain Services, Azure Batch Node Agent, Azure Real Time Operating System, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Sphere, Microsoft ATA Port Driver, Microsoft Bluetooth Driver, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Microsoft Exchange Server, Microso

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 9, 2022

Microsoft says that some of the Exchange Server flaws addressed as part of the August 2022 Patch Tuesday also require admins to manually enable Extended Protection on affected servers to fully block attacks. [.].

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Digital Shadows

AUGUST 9, 2022

The tense relationship between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan was further exacerbated by the US House of. The post Tensions between the PRC and Taiwan: What’s happening? first appeared on Digital Shadows.

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 9, 2022

Microsoft has released security updates to address a high severity Windows zero-day vulnerability with publicly available exploit code and abused in attacks. [.].

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The healthcare industry has massively adopted web tracking tools, including pixels and trackers. Tracking tools on user-authenticated and unauthenticated web pages can access personal health information (PHI) such as IP addresses, medical record numbers, home and email addresses, appointment dates, or other info provided by users on pages and thus can violate HIPAA Rules that govern the Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 9, 2022

If you have followed Contrast's progress over the years, you will recognize us as a leading provider of Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)/ Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) (and recently Static Analysis Security Testing [SAST!]) provider. Contrast has been working on security instrumentation for nearly a decade now, and during my time here I've had countless conversations with people about how and where these technologies can be used to help accelerate DevSecOps.

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Dark Reading

AUGUST 9, 2022

A Q&A with NCC Group's Viktor Gazdag ahead of a Black Hat USA session on CI/CD pipeline risks reveals a scary, and expanding, campaign vector for software supply chain attacks and RCE.

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 9, 2022

Offensive Security has released ?Kali Linux 2022.3, the third version of 2022, with virtual machine improvements, Linux Kernel 5.18.5, new tools to play with, and improved ARM support. [.].

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 9, 2022

The most widely used alternative for consumers to desktop software has evolved to be Android apps. Sensitive data is processed often by mobile applications, and this makes them a prime target for cybercriminals. Developers must make every effort to assure the preservation of such data when working on it and must have a minimum of […]. The post Android Application Hacking appeared first on Kratikal Blogs.

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The losses companies suffered in 2023 ransomware attacks increased by 74% compared to those of the previous year, according to new data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The true figure is likely to be even higher, though, as many identity theft and phishing attacks go unreported. Ransomware attackers can potentially paralyze not just private sector organizations but also healthcare facilities, schools, and entire police departments.

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 9, 2022

Proof-of-concept exploit code is now publicly available online for a critical authentication bypass security flaw in multiple VMware products that enables attackers to gain admin privileges. [.].

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SecureList

AUGUST 9, 2022

On July 7, 2022, the CISA published an alert, entitled, “ North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use Maui Ransomware To Target the Healthcare and Public Health Sector ,” related to a Stairwell report, “ Maui Ransomware.” Later, the Department of Justice announced that they had effectively clawed back $500,000 in ransom payments to the group, partly thanks to new legislation.

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We Live Security

AUGUST 9, 2022

Has your PC been hacked? Whatever happens, don’t panic. Read on for ten signs your PC has been hacked and handy tips on how to fix it. The post How to check if your PC has been hacked, and what to do next appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

Like it or not, vegetables are good for us. Chowing down on some broccoli or kale can help us build strong bones, reduce our risk of chronic diseases, and deliver the vitamins our bodies need. And yet, the CDC reports that only 10% of American adults eat enough veggies — even though they likely know they should. [1] Companies are the same when it comes to security.

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Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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SecureBlitz

AUGUST 9, 2022

In this post, we want to take a look at the PassHulk password manager. Read on for the PassHulk review. Read more. The post PassHulk Password Manager Review appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 9, 2022

Today is Microsoft's August 2022 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes fixes for the actively exploited 'DogWalk' zero-day vulnerability and a total of 121 flaws. [.].

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 9, 2022

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a recently disclosed security flaw in the UnRAR utility to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. Tracked as CVE-2022-30333 (CVSS score: 7.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 9, 2022

The world of IT services lends itself well to a large diversity of business models. Value-added resellers (VARs) may combine multiple products or services such as hardware, software or support and resell them in one simplified bundled solution. Managed service providers (MSPs) offer ongoing technology services on top of a product or service such as managing software licenses, hardware support, Read More.

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Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.